https://x.com/robertlufkinmd/status/1794774903645757676 ..there...

https://x.com/robertlufkinmd/status/1794774903645757676

..there are many charts like this that seems to suggest a disconnect, with a conclusion that something else is causing obesity and not sugar.
..obesity can also be caused by other factors (sedentary etc) other than sugar, but it does not absolve sugar being a major contributor to obesity.

A simulation like this can explain it

	Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
0		gram/pp
1	30%	130	39
2	70%	100	70
3			109
4	38%	130	49
5	62%	60	37
6			87

There can be a gain in % of people becoming obese from 30% to 38% with average consumption of grams/pp remaining the same. But with majority of 62% of people reducing their consumption by 40% over the years.

The younger people consume less sugar so the disconnect is explained by a bipolarity between two groups of consumers - one that continue to consume in high proportions and another that has reduced consumption.

This like many others reflect a generational divide in thinking and consumer preferences. So if we put our own assessment to task, we could conclude wrongly.